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Transfer windows 2k3 to new machine
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Name: sacabonos
Date: October 1, 2008 at 08:53:44 Pacific
Subject: Transfer windows 2k3 to new machineOS: windows 2003 SP2CPU/Ram: 2000MB |
Comment: I need to transfer windows 2003 server to a new machine, and I am a bit worried about the pitfalls that I may encounter. I have no fancy configuration, only Active Directory with some users and a punch of group policies. Mean while I want to retain all the users in the current Active Directory intact after the installation of the new windows 2003 server on the new machine. Which procedures should I follow, and I would be grateful if any of you can share his/her experience or provide me with tips to make the operation seamless as possible
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Response Number 1
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Name: JackR
Date: October 1, 2008 at 11:36:24 Pacific
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Reply: I hate to say it, VmWare it... I would use VmWare Conveter to get the image and then use it to move the guest OS to the new Server.
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Name: sacabonos
Date: October 1, 2008 at 12:10:39 Pacific
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Reply: Thanks JackR for the reply, but I would like to install windows from ground up on the new machine since we are getting a new machine. Thats why I am concerned with the pitfalls of a domain transfer procedure.
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Response Number 3
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Name: JackR
Date: October 1, 2008 at 12:32:45 Pacific
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Reply: then you need to backup the system state database on the server, then when you restore it, using the advance DCpromo commands to add the system state back into the new server.
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Response Number 5
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Name: htan68
Date: October 2, 2008 at 03:14:28 Pacific
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Reply: Full backup your old machine and do a one or two file test restore Install W2K3 to new machine
Join the new machine to domain
DCPROMO up
Reboot Now shutwdown the old one
Go to client PC and test if you can login to the new one
Test if you can access shared resources If everything works fine...
DCPROMO down the old one and make it as member server for a few days.
If everything works fine...
Shutdown the old one for a few days
If everything works fine...
Bring up the old one and remove it from the domain and shut it down.
Do a final test from clients
If everything works fine...
Go home and have some beer!
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